"Synthetic marijuana" packs far meaner punch

December 3, 2013

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Emily Bauer, 17, suffered a series of strokes a year ago after she said she smoked synthetic marijuana. The Cypress resident is undergoing physical rehabilitation at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research outpatient facility at Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital. (Cody Duty/ Houston Chronicle)

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Emily Bauer, 17, suffered a series of strokes a year ago after she said she smoked synthetic marijuana. The Cypress resident is undergoing physical rehabilitation at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research outpatient facility at Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital. (Cody Duty/ Houston Chronicle)